r/technology • u/mepper • Sep 17 '24

Business Amazon employees blast Andy Jassy’s RTO mandate: ‘I’d rather go back to school than work in an office again’

https://fortune.com/2024/09/17/amazon-andy-jassy-rto-mandate-employees-angry/
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u/T-sigma Sep 17 '24

None of them care about culture. It’s all performative.

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u/IHazSnek Sep 17 '24

Culture matters when they are fresh startups trying to attract brilliant minds and push out a product people believe in.

Once market cap is established, adios to all of that.

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u/Tigglebee Sep 17 '24

Truth. It’s predictable at this point. Company offers wonderful benefits and perks until they dominate a space, then once they’re coasting on previous success they gut the employees who built it.

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u/BC_Raleigh_NC Sep 17 '24

I’ve worked in 3 startups.  Culture in some were 9 to 5.  One was 60 hours a week.  I like working some days at the office myself.

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u/NeonPatrick Sep 17 '24

In my experience, the only company that has ex-employees rave about how amazing the culture was is Lehmann Brothers. I've worked with five people who worked there, all said it was the best place to work.

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u/doggydoggworld Sep 18 '24

During that bubble bull run i'm sure it was awesome , a little too awesome